While I applaud the idea, I can't help but wonder how many of them will get totally trashed in the span of 2 weeks. What would be awesome is if they could build and keep those things someplace where there's mental health/addiction help facilities nearby.

When I was still in Clearwater, the city was busy writing ordinances that made shiat like sitting a crime - just to get rid of the homeless. They also effectively shut down outreaches like Quest Inn and the Homeless Mission of St. Vincent de Paul.

Absolutely farking shameful.

While I think the tiny house thing is a marvelous start, Madison might want to take a look at up-cycling shipping containers as well. You can do a ton of cool stuff with them at a low cost, if you're clever.

For all of the rhetoric and vitriol we hear from DC daily, isn't great to read a story like this to restore a little bit of faith in humanity? If everyone did a tried just a little bit, there would be very little homelessness and poverty in this country. These people got it right. I'm going to carry a little smile on my face for the day.

Anayalator:For all of the rhetoric and vitriol we hear from DC daily, isn't great to read a story like this to restore a little bit of faith in humanity? If everyone did a tried just a little bit, there would be very little homelessness and poverty in this country. These people got it right. I'm going to carry a little smile on my face for the day.

Yip.

So, five hours, every other Saturday at your local mission or outreach can make a massive difference. Donating clothes and household items instead of tossing them out is helpful. Little pieces can make a big difference to someone who is alone and struggling.

LasersHurt:stupiddream: I didn't see a bathroom in any of those pics. Do they have a central bathhouse like a campground? Still, I guess it's better than a shelter.

They have composting toilets and no plumbing. And no electrical.

I applaud the idea, but it seems like the tiny-house movement in general could squeeze more out of 5k.

I'm in agreement. Buy some sheds from Home Depot, put in insulation and dry wall, a fold up bed on one wall, your propane heater, etc. Should be easy to get it under $1500.00. Hell, take 'em off wheels, put 'em in a central location and plumbing and electricity wouldn't be too hard. Maybe give each one of them a solar panel?

What an entitled utter biatch, that woman interviewed in the article objecting because of possible "unsavory types".

So if these tiny-homes communities share bathroom areas and such, it would be really cool for them to share some kind of renewable energy plot too, maybe some windmills and solar panels.

I almost wonder if people in general would be happier living like this. Kinda like harkening back to tribal village days. Today people are separated into tiny partitions in their homes that they run to every evening to get away from the harassment of the day